Individual characters that appear on-screen are a Black Times New Roman font which is made to look like average type from a typewriter.
No hyperlinks
Linear in nature
Typewriter strokes sound
Non-interactive
Analysis: It is entirely non-interactive, the screen remains white for a few moments before diving right into the story, displaying the title, “Star Wars” one character after another, requiring no effort from the user to progress the story. The typewriter sounds are included to match the flash as it displays characters. When trying to decipher “what this piece means,” it is much more complicated and complex than the format used to create it. The author description is “a retelling of the classic story of one California boy’s mission to save the universe from boredom one letter at a time” which subtly makes the viewer acknowledge that this is similar to the experience that George Lucas had as he sat at his typewriter, pushing every single key one-by-one to create what is now considered a classic. Star Wars invites the reader to be engaged with letters rather than words, and with the process of typing rather than composing. It focuses on movement of the letters, Thus, asking the reader to do something that they may have never imagined doing: read a story one letter at a time. The non-interactive nature of the piece makes it extremely hard to keep up and form the words in your head from every single letter that comes at you. However, it is this use of flash and possibly this difficulty that keeps the reader interested in the piece. However, the lack of control the reader has in the adjustment of the piece can seem rather frustrating if actually trying to depict the story by each letter. The classical sounds of the typewriter keep you hypnotized, for a while at least. If you cannot keep up with the speed at which the letters are thrown at you, you find yourself staring upon the black shapes on the white background, which is still, after all, its purpose: entertainment.
Star Wars, one letter at a time
Features:
- Basic flash player.
- Black letters on a white background.
- Individual characters that appear on-screen are a Black Times New Roman font which is made to look like average type from a typewriter.
- No hyperlinks
- Linear in nature
- Typewriter strokes sound
- Non-interactive
Analysis:It is entirely non-interactive, the screen remains white for a few moments before diving right into the story, displaying the title, “Star Wars” one character after another, requiring no effort from the user to progress the story. The typewriter sounds are included to match the flash as it displays characters.
When trying to decipher “what this piece means,” it is much more complicated and complex than the format used to create it. The author description is “a retelling of the classic story of one California boy’s mission to save the universe from boredom one letter at a time” which subtly makes the viewer acknowledge that this is similar to the experience that George Lucas had as he sat at his typewriter, pushing every single key one-by-one to create what is now considered a classic.
Star Wars invites the reader to be engaged with letters rather than words, and with the process of typing rather than composing. It focuses on movement of the letters, Thus, asking the reader to do something that they may have never imagined doing: read a story one letter at a time.
The non-interactive nature of the piece makes it extremely hard to keep up and form the words in your head from every single letter that comes at you. However, it is this use of flash and possibly this difficulty that keeps the reader interested in the piece. However, the lack of control the reader has in the adjustment of the piece can seem rather frustrating if actually trying to depict the story by each letter.
The classical sounds of the typewriter keep you hypnotized, for a while at least. If you cannot keep up with the speed at which the letters are thrown at you, you find yourself staring upon the black shapes on the white background, which is still, after all, its purpose: entertainment.